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People vs. Lignes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JEFFREY LIGNES Y PAPILLERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 229087 | 2020-06-17

DECISION
 
PERALTA, C.J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision[1] dated August 31, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 07011, which affirmed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Quezon City, Branch 94, in Criminal Case No. Q-12-179191, finding accused-appellant Jeffrey Lignes y Papillero guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Robbery with Homicide under Article 294 of the Revised Penal Code.

The antecedent facts, as culled from the records, are as follows:

Jeffrey Lignes y Papillero (Lignes) and a Child In Conflict with the Law (CICL) were charged with Robbery with Homicide in an...